Old TV programmes you liked but no one else remembers

Hangdogroad · 21-07-2020 05:58AM

s1ippy wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KJwnRpQkBk

My favourite part of that show was the weekly focus on cult/bad Irish movies.

branie2 · 21-07-2020 11:58PM

Ned and Stacy - a comedy about a man (Ned) and woman (Stacy) who hate each other, but to have to pretend to be married to each other so that Ned can get a promotion at work.

helpful · 22-07-2020 12:02AM

I remember watching a show about 20-25 years ago. A teenage boy I think he had a band. His sister was called marmalade as far as I remember. Think it was set in England but I was very young so could have been anywhere.
Anybody know the show I’m talking about?

branie2 · 22-07-2020 12:08AM

The show was called Marmalade Atkins

Rodney Bathgate · 22-07-2020 12:18AM

I watched the first season of Wiseguy late last year, I enjoyed it but lost interest a few episodes into season 2.

Available on amazon prime video of anyone interested.

smilerf · 22-07-2020 04:01AM

helpful wrote: »

I remember watching a show about 20-25 years ago. A teenage boy I think he had a band. His sister was called marmalade as far as I remember. Think it was set in England but I was very young so could have been anywhere.
Anybody know the show I’m talking about?

pugwalls summer?

Speedsie · 22-07-2020 08:13AM

helpful wrote: »

I remember watching a show about 20-25 years ago. A teenage boy I think he had a band. His sister was called marmalade as far as I remember. Think it was set in England but I was very young so could have been anywhere.
Anybody know the show I’m talking about?

'Educating Marmalade'

odyssey06 · 22-07-2020 08:25AM

branie2 wrote: »

Ned and Stacy - a comedy about a man (Ned) and woman (Stacy) who hate each other, but to have to pretend to be married to each other so that Ned can get a promotion at work.

Had a great cast more famous for other roles - Thomas Haden Church (Wings, Sideways), Greg Germann (Ally McBeal) & Debra Messing (Will and Grace)... it was overshadowed by the 90s sitcom giants but I have a softspot for it.

Good writeup about it here:
https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/72437/ned-and-stacey-the-complete-series/

22-07-2020 08:30AM

Happy Ever After.
Forerunner to Terry & June.
Watched brilliant episode this week, Frank’s Return.
Their son returns from Hong Kong with his “oriental” fiancee.
30 minutes of casual racism and every conceivable stereotype mentioned. Welcome to 1976.

helpful · 22-07-2020 09:38AM

smilerf wrote: »

pugwalls summer?

That was it. Thank you so much

Hangdogroad · 22-07-2020 10:09AM

NewbridgeIR wrote: »

Happy Ever After.
Forerunner to Terry & June.
Watched brilliant episode this week, Frank’s Return.
Their son returns from Hong Kong with his “oriental” fiancee.
30 minutes of casual racism and every conceivable stereotype mentioned. Welcome to 1976.

You've just reminded me of a long forgotten memory. Irish based mini series shown on RTE mid 80s, set in the 1950s. All I can remember is that part of the storyline involved an ex priest who returned from the missions in Korea with his new Korean bride to small rural town. Scene where the two are at mass. A couple of oul biddys are gossiping and one of them remarks about yer man and "his Chinawoman". I've a feeling it was one of those Channel 4 Co productions, can't identify it.

salmocab · 22-07-2020 10:28AM

helpful wrote: »

That was it. Thank you so much

That’s Australian by the way, a mate was talking about it recently and I rewatched a bit and it’s truly awful.

New Home · 22-07-2020 11:18AM

odyssey06 wrote: »

Had a great cast more famous for other roles - Thomas Haden Church (Wings, Sideways), Greg Germann (Ally McBeal) & Debra Messing (Will and Grace)... it was overshadowed by the 90s sitcom giants but I have a softspot for it.

Good writeup about it here:
https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/72437/ned-and-stacey-the-complete-series/

And from around the same time, Caroline in the City with Lea Thompson and The Naked Truth with Tea Leoni and Holland Taylor.

George White · 22-07-2020 09:17PM

Hangdogroad wrote: »

You've just reminded me of a long forgotten memory. Irish based mini series shown on RTE mid 80s, set in the 1950s. All I can remember is that part of the storyline involved an ex priest who returned from the missions in Korea with his new Korean bride to small rural town. Scene where the two are at mass. A couple of oul biddys are gossiping and one of them remarks about yer man and "his Chinawoman". I've a feeling it was one of those Channel 4 Co productions, can't identify it.

choes (1988) with Geraldine James, John Kavanagh and Allison Doody.

eagle eye · 22-07-2020 09:33PM

Top Cat was cartoon when I was a kid. I think it was made so parents could enjoy it as well as kids.
The man from Atlantis starred Patrick Duffy. Great show for kids, they might even enjoy it nowadays.
Another excellent kids one from my youth was Catweazle.
I'm sure there's plenty remember the last two though.

the purple tin · 22-07-2020 09:44PM

eagle eye wrote: »

Top Cat was cartoon when I was a kid. I think it was made so parents could enjoy it as well as kids.
The man from Atlantis starred Patrick Duffy. Great show for kids, they might even enjoy it nowadays.
Another excellent kids one from my youth was Catweazle.
I'm sure there's plenty remember the last two though.

Top Cat was an animated rip off of The Phil Silvers Show (Sgt Bilko). They even had Benny the Ball for Pvt Dobermann.

Catweazle is on every day on the Talking Pictures channel about 4 or 5 o'clock. Still great fun as well.

Hangdogroad · 22-07-2020 10:02PM

George White wrote: »

choes (1988) with Geraldine James, John Kavanagh and Allison Doody.

Echoes? I think that's it all right.

Zirconia · 22-07-2020 10:04PM

Star Trek the animated series, in the 70s - voiced by the original actors in most cases too!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-EoyUtdLdc

KaneToad · 22-07-2020 10:09PM

Spin City (the Michael J Fox years).

I haven't seen it since the nineties. But I loved it at the time and at the age I was. Afraid to rewatch it, in case it turns out to be $hite.

cml387 · 23-07-2020 07:24AM

the purple tin wrote: »

Top Cat was an animated rip off of The Phil Silvers Show (Sgt Bilko). They even had Benny the Ball for Pvt Dobermann.

Hardly a "rip-off", it certainly had the look and feel but the plots (of course the main characters were mostly cats) were original and it was well made and still stands up well to this day.

Which is more than can be said for the next big Hanna Barbera success, Scooby Doo which even at the time I thought ridiculous and very crudely animated.

odyssey06 · 23-07-2020 07:32AM

Hangdogroad wrote: »

You've just reminded me of a long forgotten memory. Irish based mini series shown on RTE mid 80s, set in the 1950s. All I can remember is that part of the storyline involved an ex priest who returned from the missions in Korea with his new Korean bride to small rural town. Scene where the two are at mass. A couple of oul biddys are gossiping and one of them remarks about yer man and "his Chinawoman". I've a feeling it was one of those Channel 4 Co productions, can't identify it.

As noted it was Echoes, based on a Maeve Binchy novel.

There's a DVD release available surprisingly enough - glad to see it's not been lost to dead VHS tapes:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Maeve-Binchy-Echoes-Geraldine-James/dp/B0014VIIU8/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=echoes+dvd&qid=1595489442&refinements=p_lbr_actors_browse-bin%3AAlison+Doody&rnid=3280629031&s=dvd&sr=1-1

23-07-2020 10:50AM

odyssey06 wrote: »

As noted it was Echoes, based on a Maeve Binchy novel.

There's a DVD release available surprisingly enough - glad to see it's not been lost to dead VHS tapes:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Maeve-Binchy-Echoes-Geraldine-James/dp/B0014VIIU8/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=echoes+dvd&qid=1595489442&refinements=p_lbr_actors_browse-bin%3AAlison+Doody&rnid=3280629031&s=dvd&sr=1-1

It's also part of a 3 DVD box with Anner House and The Lilac Bus. All released by Acorn Media.

Hangdogroad · 23-07-2020 04:29PM

odyssey06 wrote: »

As noted it was Echoes, based on a Maeve Binchy novel.

There's a DVD release available surprisingly enough - glad to see it's not been lost to dead VHS tapes:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Maeve-Binchy-Echoes-Geraldine-James/dp/B0014VIIU8/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=echoes+dvd&qid=1595489442&refinements=p_lbr_actors_browse-bin%3AAlison+Doody&rnid=3280629031&s=dvd&sr=1-1

The vast majority of RTEs drama collaborations with Channel 4 from the 80s didn't get released at all even on VHS. A shame as there were some decent shows that I'd like to see again.

odyssey06 · 23-07-2020 05:04PM

Hangdogroad wrote: »

The vast majority of RTEs drama collaborations with Channel 4 from the 80s didn't get released at all even on VHS. A shame as there were some decent shows that I'd like to see again.

Any particular ones that jump out?

You would think the lockdown would have been good time to air some forgotten gems... probably tied up in rights hell.

23-07-2020 05:06PM

The Price is one that did get a DVD release - great stuff

23-07-2020 05:09PM

odyssey06 wrote: »

You would think the lockdown would have been good time to air some forgotten gems... probably tied up in rights hell.

RTE have no interest in their archive. In the past, they used the flimsy excuse of actors' contracts not allowing for home video releases - but that never stopped the likes of Network DVD and Simply Media releasing loads from the ITV/Channel 4 and BBC archives - a lot of obscure shows.

odyssey06 · 23-07-2020 05:15PM

NewbridgeIR wrote: »

RTE have no interest in their archive. In the past, they used the flimsy excuse of actors' contracts not allowing for home video releases - but that never stopped the likes of Network DVD and Simply Media releasing loads from the ITV/Channel 4 and BBC archives - a lot of obscure shows.

Good point which I must try to remember next time I hear RTE putting on the poor mouth.

23-07-2020 05:30PM

odyssey06 wrote: »

Good point which I must try to remember next time I hear RTE putting on the poor mouth.

They have missed the boat now. The time to market their archive was in the mid 2000s. Or else give somebody else a chance at releasing some of it - the likes of Glenroe and Fair City were shown on ITV and I am sure that Network would have been able to shift quite a few copies of series sets if given the opportunity. The market has changed now and physical media sales have declined. I still buy lots of BDs and DVDs but am in a minority.

Caught In A Free State and The Burke Enigma would also have been popular.

odyssey06 · 23-07-2020 06:16PM

NewbridgeIR wrote: »

Caught In A Free State and The Burke Enigma would also have been popular.

Googled both of them and they look very interesting. Caught in a Free State would have been a good one to release around time Foyles War was on.

odyssey06 · 23-07-2020 06:35PM

Ghost post ignore.

Old TV programmes you liked but no one else remembers

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